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Beth Buffalo elected to National Academy of Sciences
We are thrilled to announce that Beth Buffalo, professor and chair of Physiology & Biophysics, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Our hearty congratulations!
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Remembrances of Paul Newman
Paul Newman, a long-time member of the department, passed away on Saturday, April 2. Paul was a prolific and talented artist and writer and superb research technician. He spent more than 30 years in the department, working in several laboratories along the way. We have collected some memories of Paul below. Remembrances of Paul Newman,…
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Moreno Lab Publishes First Paper
We are thrilled to share the first publication from Claudia Moreno’s laboratory, which was published in Frontiers in Physiology. Congrats to everyone who contributed – research scientist Sabrina Choi, postdoctoral fellow Matthias Baudot, research assistant professor Oscar Vivas, and assistant professor Claudia Moreno. You can read the publication here: Aging Alters the Formation and Functionality…
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Adrienne Fairhall: Current Biology Interview
We are happy to share Current Biology’s most recent interview with professor Adrienne Fairhall. https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(22)00320-7 Dr. Fairhall is presently in France completing a Fulbright-Tocqueville Distinguished Chair Award.
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Steinmetz Lab receives CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation
Dr. Nick Steinmetz and his lab have been honored with the CAREER Award, which is the “most prestigious award in support of early-career faculty” from the National Science Foundation. The five-year award, titled “Distributed spatial neural dynamics”, is for approximately $1 million to support the Steinmetz Lab’s research on the coordination of activity across brain…
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Assistant Professor Recruitment (Tenure-Track)
The Dept. of Physiology & Biophysics is thrilled to announce the recruitment of a new assistant professor (tenure-track) position. We welcome applications from individuals with research interests that complement and extend the department’s current activities. Work in the department spans a wide range – including questions about many different biological systems at scales ranging from…

